claude-cortex

Cortex

This repository packages the Cortex (cortex) context management toolkit as a Claude Code plugin. It bundles the curated agents, commands, modes, rules, and supporting Python CLI + TUI so teams can install the complete experience through the plugin system or keep using the standalone cortex / cortex-ui scripts.

Note: The cortex command has been deprecated but will remain available for a while.

📚 Docs: https://nickcrew.github.io/claude-cortex/ 🎬 Presentations: Intro Overview • Technical Deep Dive • Executive Roadmap • Feature Catalog

What's inside

• commands/ – slash command definitions that surface curated behavioural prompts
• agents/ and inactive/agents/ – Claude subagents with dependency metadata (move files into inactive/agents to park them)
• modes/ – opinionated context modules that toggle workflow defaults (activation tracked in .active-modes, managed via CLI/TUI)
• rules/ – reusable rule sets referenced by the CLI and plugin commands
• flags/ – modular context packs toggled via FLAGS.md
• hooks/ – optional automation hooks for command workflows
• profiles/, scenarios/, workflows/ – higher-level orchestration templates for complex workstreams
• claude_ctx_py/ and claude-ctx-py – Python CLI entrypoint mirroring the original cortex
• schema/ and scripts/ – validation schemas and helper scripts

🆕 Latest Updates

• Template guardrails – The TUI detects missing templates/ files in the active CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT and offers to initialize them or run the setup wizard.
• Multi-LLM consult skill – Ask Gemini, OpenAI (Codex), or Qwen for a second opinion; configure provider API keys via the TUI Command Palette -> "Configure LLM Providers".
• Asset Manager reliability – “Update All” and “Install All in Category” now behave consistently with clearer prompts.
• Flag toggles restored – Spacebar toggling works again in the Flag Explorer and Flag Manager, updating FLAGS.md immediately.

✅ Stability Update: AI + Context Management

We’ve fixed major issues across AI recommendations and context state tracking. Auto-activation and watch mode are more reliable, and context activation now uses .active-* state files with cortex doctor and cortex setup migrate to keep everything consistent.

🔥 New: Super Saiyan Mode

Universal visual excellence framework with platform detection:

• modes/Super_Saiyan.md – Core generic mode with auto-detection
• modes/supersaiyan/ – Platform-specific implementations (Web, TUI, CLI, Docs)
• claude_ctx_py/tui_supersaiyan.py – Enhanced Textual components
• examples/supersaiyan_demo.py – Interactive demo
• Three power levels: ⭐ Super Saiyan → ⚡ Kamehameha → 💥 Over 9000

Quick start:

python examples/supersaiyan_demo.py  # See it in action!

See Super Saiyan Integration Guide for details.

📦 New: Asset Manager

Install, diff, and update plugin assets directly from the TUI:

• Discover hooks, commands, agents, skills, modes, workflows, and flags
• Install/uninstall to any detected .claude directory
• Diff installed vs source, bulk install by category, update outdated assets

Quick start:

cortex tui
# Press 'A' for Asset Manager
# i=install, u=uninstall, d=diff, U=update all, I=bulk install, T=target dir

🌿 New: Worktree Manager

Manage git worktrees from the CLI or TUI.

CLI:

cortex worktree list
cortex worktree add my-branch --path ../worktrees/my-branch
cortex worktree remove my-branch
cortex worktree prune --dry-run
cortex worktree dir ../worktrees
cortex worktree dir --clear

TUI:

cortex tui
# Press 'C' for Worktrees
# Ctrl+N add, Ctrl+O open, Ctrl+W remove, Ctrl+K prune, Ctrl+B set base dir

🧭 New: Setup, Init & Migration

The installer and setup tooling have been overhauled to keep projects consistent across upgrades.

# Detect your project and recommend a profile
cortex init detect

# Apply a profile directly
cortex init profile backend

# Check init status
cortex init status

# Migrate CLAUDE.md comment activation → .active-* files
cortex setup migrate

🤖 New: AI Intelligence & Automation

Stay in Claude Code flow - Let AI manage the framework for you with context-aware intelligence, pattern learning, and auto-activation: